§  64.4001   Definitions.

   Terms in this subpart have the following meanings:

   (a) Automatic number identification (ANI) . The term automatic number
   identification refers to the delivery of the calling party's billing
   telephone number by a local exchange carrier to any interconnecting
   carrier for billing or routing purposes.

   (b) Billing name and address (BNA) . The term billing name and address
   means the name and address provided to a [LEC] by each of its local
   exchange customers to which the [LEC] directs bills for its services.

   (c) Customer . The term customer means the end user to whom a local
   exchange carrier or interexchange carrier is providing local exchange
   or telephone toll service.

   (d) Interexchange carrier (IXC) . The term interexchange carrier means
   a telephone company that provides telephone toll service. An
   interexchange carrier does not include commercial mobile radio service
   providers as defined by federal law.

   (e) Local exchange carrier (LEC) . The term local exchange carrier
   means any person that is engaged in the provision of telephone exchange
   service or exchange access. Such term does not include a person insofar
   as such person is engaged in the provision of a commercial mobile
   service under §  332(c), except to the extent that the Commission finds
   that such service should be included in the definition of that term.

   (f) Preferred interexchange carrier (PIC) . The term preferred
   interexchange carrier means the carrier to which a customer chooses to
   be presubscribed for purposes of receiving intraLATA and/or interLATA
   and/or international toll services.

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